GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |